Unright: How Trump’s policy Delta, Southwest and Co. spoils the start of the year

The former real estate mogul Donald Trump will inspire confusion in his second term as President of the United States -many of his voters hope. But at least in the first few months it looks Nick afterwards.

The consumer climate has to be worried, the Dow Jones stock index has been going on for around three weeks. There was a slight recovery on Wednesday (March 12th), since consumer dishes in February rose a little less than expected, and because inflation light decreased. But above all the punitive tariffs that are threatened by Trump internationally and partially already horny for unadornance in vizen industries.

“Windfully -problem problem”

The airlines in the United States also suffer from this. Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines Haven corrected their financial forecast for the first quarter, United is now expecting a result at the inexperienced border of the forecast. The airlines mainly ensure the domestic market in the United States.

“Win-in-law is a major problem,” said American Airlines boss Robert Isom, according to the Reuters news agency, at a branch. He and Delta boss Ed Bastian referred to the flight access to the Potomac crash and the Delta-jet recalled on the roof – as well as fauter events since the beginning of the year. Southwest named the forest fires in California as an additional factor that smashed it.

International drying, on the other hand, intestines

The airlines suffer from the fact that Donald Trump’s austerity course in government expenditure – regardless of the releases – also spoke the distributors of national workers by means of a 50 percent decrease in this area. The airline said that the reducing state expenditure had an impact on the inherent freichei time market.

However: “The good news is that international flights, the long distance, Hawaii and Premium are still very strong,” said United boss Scott Kirby, according to the New York Times newspaper. Delta also explained that premium and international trips were still in high demand. Falling tribid prices in the industry also benefit from the industry.

Capacity in Washington DC is shortened

The airlines also make adjustments. Americans reduces capacities in the Washington area due to weak bookings from the government Berich. United terminated A.